Attention filmmakers -- Short Circuit returns in 2019 with another showcase of films from over 30 countries around the Pacific Rim!

2018 was our biggest festival yet, breaking records for submissions, audience attendance, and visiting filmmakers. We started it off with a glitzy party high atop the Chateau Victoria, and presented 28 films in 3 screening programs with over 25 filmmakers in attendance. We also screened the first film created through our CINE⚡SPARK program, held a live pitch showdown with the new recruits, and crowned the 2019 winner!

For Short Circuit's 7th anniversary, the 2019 festival promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Filmmakers from regions bordering the Pacific Ocean are invited to submit your short film for consideration. We are looking for great films made after January 1, 2017 in all genres with a maximum running time of 20 minutes.

Short Circuit and CINE⚡SPARK are presented by CineVic, located in Victoria, British Columbia's beautiful capital city on Vancouver Island. Victoria sits on traditional unceded territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ Indigenous peoples.

CineVic gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance and support of Canada Council for the Arts, Province of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, and the CRD Arts Development Service.

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